Collaboration initiated with researchers in Australia, New Zealand, UK and USA.

We have formed several research collaborations globally for the purpose of further validating and rigourously testing our PSP Alert kit. The Sensoreal team is excited to work with these groups and meet the need for a field-deployable kit for detecting PSP toxins in shellfish.

If your organization is interested in working together and would like to test out the PSP Alert kit please reach out and contact us.

Sensoreal showcases PSP Alert at 78th Annual Shellfish Conference and Tradeshow

We seized the great opportunity to showcase our PSP Alert kit to growers, vendors, and agency stakeholders through the PCSGA and NSA-PCS’s 78th Annual Shellfish Growers Conference & Tradeshow. Thank you to the conference planning committee for hosting such a great event and to all that attended our CEO’s, Roozbeh Safavieh, talk and visited our booth. We are excited about the interest in PSP Alert and look forward to sharing progress and forming more networking connections at next year’s conference.

Image: Roozbeh Safavieh, CEO of Sensoreal Inc., presenting at 78th Annual Shellfish Growers Conference & Tradeshow

PSP Alert is pre-qualified for BCIP Testing Program

We are thrilled to announce that our proposal for the PSP Alert pre-commercialization trial through the Innovative Solutions Canada BCIP program has been pre-qualified with an outstanding score of 60/64.

We are now seeking Government of Canada departments interested in hosting the testing of our kit. Our primary targets are the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

PSP Alert Benchmarking against HPLC/PCOX with naturally contaminated shellfish

We are delighted to announce that PSP Alert, our innovative field-deployable kit for detecting PSP toxins in shellfish, has been dispatched to Canadian federal labs for side-by-side testing with the gold standard analytical techniques routinely used for shellfish sample analysis. This benchmarking activity, which will last four months, involves dividing shellfish samples received at specific federal labs from multiple harvesting sites in the British Columbia area into two aliquots. One aliquot will undergo the AOAC official toxin extraction method followed by toxin detection via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), while the other will be tested using PSP Alert.

Sensoreal Inc. will publish the results of this benchmarking activity once the testing is complete.

Proof of Concept environmental domoic acid test in collaboration with the CFIA

We are thrilled to announce that our collaboration with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has entered a new chapter as we embark on 2024! Building on the success of our innovative field-deployable PSP toxin detection kit, PSP Alert, Sensoreal Inc. has been awarded $150,000 to develop a proof of concept for an environmental domoic acid test. We are committed to developing cutting-edge solutions for the detection of toxins and pathogens. We are grateful for the continued trust and support from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency!

Sensoreal’s technology features in Nature Publications !

As a spin-off of the Juncker lab at McGill, we are excited to share that our technology was featured in the Nature journal! This milestone was a result of more than ten years of work by some of the most innovative individuals in the microfluidics field; our team will ardently continue to push the frontiers of point-of-care testing and bring this technology in the hands of the public. The manuscript was published by the Juncker lab from which the published technology is licensed from. A summary of the technology has also been highlighted in the news section of the journal, which can be found on: A lab-on-a-chip that takes the chip out of the lab.

Sensoreal’s team happily welcomes two new additions

Sensoreal’s team happily welcomes two new additions. Ora Cohen joins as an Associate Scientist. Ora is a recent Bioengineering graduate from McGill University and has a strong biotechnology background alongside a solid understanding of medical device regulatory requirements. Sensoreal equally welcomes Samantha Rocher who will be joining the team as a Lab Assistant for a summer internship. Samantha is currently in her 3rd year in Biongineering at McGill University. 

Sensoreal wins McGill Clinical Innovation Competition

Sensoreal wins at the annual McGill Clinical Innovation Competition. Demonstrating the capabilities of the microfluidics platform, Sensoreal’s team impressed the judge panel and took the prestigious MI4 Innovation Prize.

Sensoreal top finalist in the Spring Impact Program

Sensoreal is proud to be top 10 finalist in the Spring Impact program.

Sensoreal announce Pooya Saberi to CEO

Sensoreal is pleased to announce the appointment of Pooya Saberi to Chief Executive Officer. Pooya previously served as the company’s CPO, having joined during an exciting time of growth and transformation, and through his stellar performance Sensoreal has met and overcome numerous challenges. Sensoreal has ambitious mission and goals, and Pooya will continue to build the organization and bring it to the next level, providing strategic guidance and leadership for our in vitro diagnostic device R&D, regulatory approval, and commercialization teams.

Antimicrobial Resistance Point of Care Diagnostics Challenge

Sensoreal has been invited to submit a proposal by Canada’s Innovative Solutions program for Phase 2 of the Antimicrobial Resistance Point of Care Diagnostics Challenge.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency project

Sensoreal celebrates the successful completion of Phase 1 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency project to develop a biosensor device for the detection of Marine Biotoxins in Shellfish.

Sensoreal completes Phase 1 of Innovative Solutions

Sensoreal completes Phase 1 of Innovative Solutions’s challenge in developing a Point of Care Diagnostic tool to help combat the rising incidence of Antimicrobial Resistance.

Milestone 2 of the Canadian Space Agency project

Sensoreal successfully finishes Milestone 2 of the Canadian Space Agency project, finalizing the design of a microfluidic device with <10% CV, capable of operating in a zero gravity environment.

Nick Georgiev joins Sensoreal

Nick Georgiev joins Sensoreal’s team as a Senior Scientist in Assay Development. Nick possesses extensive prior experience in immunology and host response diagnostic method development and validation.

Loisa Guignard joins Sensoreal

Loisa Guignard joins Sensoreal as Senior Scientist, lending her biotechnology expertise to the growing team.

Sensoreal expands its prototyping

Sensoreal expands its prototyping and manufacturing laboratory capability with the purchase of new equipment.

Sensoreal relocates operations

Sensoreal relocates operations to a spacious new facility in Montreal’s picturesque Mile-Ex. The expanded office and laboratory space will allow for a more streamlined product development.

Sensoreal selected by NEXT Canada program

Sensoreal CEO Roozbeh Safavieh & Pooya Saberi have been selected as part of the NEXT Canada program to discover and support the most promising entrepreneurs in 2020. Link

Sensoreal safety protocols during COVID-19

Sensoreal has reviewed and updated its health and safety protocols in order to ensure safe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing a secure work environment is a paramount objective for Sensoreal.